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" I might love dancing more than I should admit. But not in public. "

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" Getting to know where we come from is a really profound way of getting to look at who we are. "

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" Things are loud in a Jewish household. Conversations are up here; they're pitched pretty high. That's just the way we talk. "

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" I really like 'Project Runway.' I know it's reality, so that might be kind of faux pas for me to say. "

" I certainly think, obviously, rhythm is a huge part of being an actor. It just is unconscious, to a degree, but particularly in comedy, rhythm is pretty essential, and there's probably something more physiological going on. "

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" My whole life revolved around TV as a kid. I would come home and make sure I finished my homework every night by 8 o'clock, generally so that I could sit down and watch TV from 8 to 10. As a kid, it was 'Family Ties' and 'Roseanne' and 'Growing Pains' and 'Perfect Strangers' and 'Golden Girls.' I mean, I watched everything. "

" Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is - well - psychotic. "

" I've learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do. "

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" Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands. Then I decided to be an actor and kept the stable career of 'jazz pianist' as my safety net. "

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" I'd say I'm really, really good for a 16-year-old, which is where I peaked. I'm impressive, but not classically trained, not a concert pianist. "